Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan entered the Forbidden Area’s core and discovered that its seven rivers formed a Big Dipper formation guarding a precious treasure. The Golden Dragon King began moving the formation’s pillars to open a passage, but the chapter ended before its outcome was revealed.

• Xiao Yan struggled against the core region’s pressure until the Golden Dragon King shielded him with golden power.
• Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King realized the seven rivers were arranged like the Big Dipper.
• Xiao Yan found seven pillars blocking the way and learned from the Golden Dragon King that the formation protected a precious treasure.
• The Golden Dragon King moved the pillars in an order he had learned from watching Tuoshe, opening a passage and triggering scorching heat and an alluring fragrance.
• The Golden Dragon King completed the arrangement and shouted for the formation to open.

Xiao Yan and Elder Zhu confronted an imperial-family infiltrator who had attacked Mu Yingying. Elder Zhu revealed his terrifying Dou Xian power and killed the fleeing man, while Xuan Mu learned of the infiltrator’s death.

• Xiao Yan carried Mu Yingying away from the man in black and called for his master when the man attacked.
• Elder Zhu appeared, bound the man in black, and identified him as an imperial-family agent connected to the Third Prince.
• Elder Zhu let the man in black break free so he could follow him, then revealed his Life and Death Fusion power as a Dou Xian Strongman.
• Elder Zhu struck the fleeing man with black-and-white Dou Qi and killed him in a massive explosion.
• Xuan Mu heard a wooden plaque explode in his study and realized the man in black had died.

Xiao Yan encountered Ling Xuan, the Earth Hall’s Little Witch, who challenged him to a one-on-one fight, but he refused and left. At Wu Zhu Ju, his friends worried about his long absence and the upcoming team competition until Xiao Yan returned.

• Xiao Yan sensed someone calming Ye Qing’s unstable Dou Qi and demanded that the hidden person reveal herself.
• Ling Xuan appeared, recognized Xiao Yan as the man who killed the Twin Ghost Emperor, and challenged him to a one-on-one fight.
• Xiao Yan refused Ling Xuan and headed back to Wu Zhu Ju, while Ye Qing followed her and worried about Xiao Yan’s strength.
• At Wu Zhu Ju, Lu Di, Mu Feng, Mu Yingying, and Xiao Yi discussed Xiao Yan’s absence, their progress, and the team competition ten days away.
• Xiao Yan returned to Wu Zhu Ju and greeted his friends.

Old Monster Hatred explained that Xiao Yan’s missing life power stemmed from a Six-star Dou Di Life Tribulation blocked by medicinal energy, and said he could undergo it again at the Life and Death Two Forms Spring. The spring was inside Vicious Old Monster’s base camp, leaving Xiao Yan determined to pursue it despite the danger.

• Old Monster Hatred absorbed the Emperor Panther, recovered part of his face, and advanced to mid Eight-star Dou Di.
• Old Monster Hatred told Xiao Yan that potent medicinal energy had blocked his Six-star Dou Di Life Tribulation, preventing life power from forming.
• Old Monster Hatred said Xiao Yan could undergo the tribulation again at the Life and Death Two Forms Spring, which could also strengthen life and death powers and aid evolution.
• Old Monster Hatred revealed that the spring was inside Vicious Old Monster’s base camp and warned that even he might not defeat Vicious Old Monster.
• Xiao Yan recognized the danger but resolved not to give up the opportunity.

Hun Wuji sacrificed Soul Hall Powerhouses and unleashed a blood furnace tide against Xiao Yan, while the blood clouds drained the people below. Xiao Yan answered with the Demon Sword Blade, and their attacks collided, leaving the battle’s outcome unknown.

• Hun Wuji ordered Soul Hall Powerhouses to feed themselves to the blood furnace and forced the rest into it with ghost qi.
• The blood furnace filled with souls and unleashed crimson clouds that devoured the blood and soul power of people in the Tian Xing Continent’s core.
• Hun Wuji revealed that he had prepared the blood furnace for Mekal and declared he would use it to defeat Xiao Yan.
• Emperor Lin withdrew with Lin Yunshu and the imperial officials, while Lin Yunshu supported her father and Emperor Lin promised to send Xiao Yan back unharmed.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Demon Sword Blade and swung it at Hun Wuji as Hun Wuji unleashed the Blood Furnace Tide.
• The blood furnace burst open, and Xiao Yan’s dark green power collided with the crimson tide, leaving everyone watching the battle unsure who had prevailed.

The Seven-Eyed Evil God’s Light Forbidden Technique seemingly killed Xiao Yan, leaving Mu Yingying and Yun Yun grieving and preparing to face the enemy. Xiao Yan then revived and began restoring his body, terrifying the Seven-Eyed Evil God.

• The Seven-Eyed Evil God unleashed the Light Forbidden Technique, devastating the Heavenly Dou Arena and seemingly destroying Xiao Yan’s body and soul.
• Mu Yingying and Yun Yun rushed to Xiao Yan, tried to revive him with their Origin Power, and mourned when he appeared dead.
• The Seven-Eyed Evil God celebrated Xiao Yan’s apparent death and declared victory for the Foreign Territory.
• Mu Yingying prepared to fight the Seven-Eyed Evil God, while Yun Yun held her back and agreed they would face him together.
• A protective force spread from Xiao Yan’s corpse, and he rose from the ashes as seven-colored flames restored his body and soul.
• The Seven-Eyed Evil God panicked when Xiao Yan survived the forbidden technique.

Xiao Yan learned why Old Monster Hatred kept a magical beast in the Purple Bamboo Forest and was asked to help subdue it. Old Monster Hatred offered information about the ruins, including why Xiao Yan lacked Life Power, and Xiao Yan accepted the bargain.

• Old Monster Hatred revealed that he was one of the three human guardians of Moonlight Island and wanted Xiao Yan to refine Shapeshifting Pills.
• Old Monster Hatred explained that he had been trapped in the Moonlight Fairy's ruins for thousands of years and kept a magical beast in the Purple Bamboo Forest.
• Old Monster Hatred identified the beast as a peak Eighth-Tier Emperor Panther and offered Xiao Yan access to the Dou Soul after the task.
• Xiao Yan pretended to retreat, but Old Monster Hatred offered to share what he knew about the ruins and Xiao Yan's lack of Life Power if Xiao Yan suppressed the panther for one minute.
• Xiao Yan accepted Old Monster Hatred's deal.

Xiao Yan began refining the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill while Xun Er waited in the Gu Clan for news of him. Gu Yuan returned without finding Xiao Yan and warned that the person currently in charge of the clan seemed to have designs on Xun Er.

• Xiao Yan regulated his Dou Qi and began refining the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill at the Golden Dragon King's direction.
• Xun Er asked Gu Yuan whether he had found any news of Xiao Yan after he returned to the Gu Clan.
• Gu Yuan told Xun Er that he had found no trace of Xiao Yan and said Zhu Kun and Medusa had also gone separate ways.
• Gu Yuan warned Xun Er that the Gu Clan's current leader seemed to have designs on her and that his aura felt strange.
• Xun Er watched the misty peaks, clutched her Soul Jade, and wondered whether Xiao Yan was well as she tearfully admitted she missed him.

Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Pond’s power and medicinal herbs to attempt the Flame Mantra’s second realm, burning his soul. After nearly destroying his Spirit Palace, he rebuilt it with mysterious Chaos-infused Soul Origins and reached half-step Shenyou.

• Xiao Yan gathered power from the Heavenly Pond’s Immortal Beasts into a Soul Light Orb and prepared it with medicinal herbs from the Yaochi Fairyland.
• Xiao Yan began burning his Spirit Palace with the Glazed Holy Flame, following the Flame Mantra’s second realm.
• Xiao Yan’s Spirit Palace collapsed, and he feared that failure would leave him unable to refine medicinal pills.
• The Crystal Layers on Xiao Yan’s body poured into his Soul Sea, where the Flame Cauldron and its Runes rebuilt his Spirit Palace with a trace of Chaos.
• Xiao Yan filled half of the Spirit Palace’s seventh layer, achieving half-step Shenyou.

Yue Yu let the Mu Family take away an apparent Xiao Yan, while the real Xiao Yan had escaped by using an Emperor Realm soul clone. Xiao Yan recovered in hiding and prepared a gift for the Mu Family as they headed back to Martial City.

• Yue Yu abruptly returned to the Yue Family Estate without touching Xiao Yan, and Mu Lei's elders seized the apparently helpless Xiao Yan.
• A white-haired elder at the Alchemist Association ordered an investigation into recent events in Martial City.
• Yue Yu, Yue Ru, and the Yue Family's Third Elder met the real Xiao Yan in a cabin and discussed Emperor Realm souls and soul clones.
• Xiao Yan explained that the Golden Dragon King had taught him to use his soul clone, then promised to recover in hiding while Yue Yu handled any return by the Mu Family.
• Xiao Yan vowed to give Martial City and the Mu Family a grand gift as Mu Lei's group carried the decoy back toward Martial City.

After Xiao Yan advanced his soul power to Emperor Realm Earth Grade Minor Completion, he and his companions set out for the topmost level of the Desert Mountain Range to uncover Shan Ling’s origins and face the dangers there. Elsewhere, Mu Feng, Xiao Yi, and Lu Di also headed toward the summit after gaining strength.

• Xiao Yan confirmed his soul power had reached Emperor Realm Earth Grade Minor Completion, and Shan Ling reported that the group had mostly recovered their strength.
• Long Yi warned Xiao Yan that the summit held a Holy Flame, the manor’s master, and a member of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, while Shan Yao sensed a powerful evil aura there.
• Shan Yao absorbed the manor into her body, revealing a stone stairway, and Shan Ling led the group toward the summit to learn the truth about her origins.
• Mu Feng left the swamp after advancing to Mid Five-star Dou Di, noting that the stronger Outer Realm Evil Clan members seemed to be at the summit.
• Xiao Yi and Lu Di set out for the summit, while Mu Yingying was also noted to have reached Mid Five-star Dou Di.

During the second part of the soul test, Xiao Yan unleashed his soul power into the Spirit Absorbing Bead and surpassed the other candidates’ results. As the bead showed level nine, a force from his Ni Palace Pill surged into it and changed the result to level ten.

• Mo Chen used a Spirit Absorbing Bead to test the candidates’ soul power, and Wang Zhong, Sun Ming, Muller, Can Xu, Yao Mei, Liu Yin, Feng Yi, and Yue Ru received levels four through seven.
• Xiao Yan stepped forward for his test after the others had finished, and the bead lit up as his soul power poured into it.
• Feng Yi and the others realized Xiao Yan’s soul power was exceptionally strong, and the bead displayed level eight.
• Xiao Yan exhausted his soul power and pushed the bead’s reading to level nine.
• A force from Xiao Yan’s Ni Palace Pill entered the bead and changed its reading to level ten.

Xiao Yan and the others entered the Underground Palace to undergo the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool baptism, where Wen Zi warned them not to probe the place with soul force. He revealed that the pool purified Dou Qi and prepared Five-star Dou Di Perfection experts to face the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation and advance to Six-star Dou Di.

• Xiao Yan recognized the strength of the Hu Ya Legion, while its officer warned a soldier not to question orders and recalled that no one had survived the previous baptism.
• Elder Zhu, Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and the others passed through the barrier into the Underground Palace and found a dark passage descending underground.
• Wen Zi warned the five baptism participants not to use soul force or perception inside the Underground Palace.
• Xiao Shou and Da Pang introduced themselves as members of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and exchanged sharp words with Mu Yingying.
• Wen Zi explained that the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool purified Dou Qi and prepared Five-star Dou Di Perfection experts for the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation required to reach Six-star Dou Di.

Xiao Yan finished comprehending the Sky Shifting Ruler as its phantom demonstrated its devastating attack and its ability to redirect an enemy’s power. The phantom dissipated after passing on its final lesson, bringing Xiao Yan’s journey inside the Dou Technique Pavilion to an end.

• Xiao Yan reviewed the Sky Shifting Ruler’s cultivation method, and the Sky Shifting Ruler phantom said he had grasped its essentials.
• The Sky Shifting Ruler phantom borrowed Xiao Yan’s Primordial Fire Ruler and demonstrated an attack that tore a huge gap in the golden desert.
• The phantom challenged Xiao Yan to attack, then used the Sky Shifting Ruler to swallow his Rock Shattering Heavenly Burial and redirect it thousands of miles away.
• The Sky Shifting Ruler phantom explained its defensive power before exhausting itself and dissipating, and Xiao Yan respectfully bid it farewell.

Xiao Yan challenged hundreds of disciples to attack him together as he sought to establish the Human Hall’s prestige. He unleashed the hall-protecting treasure’s power with Sky Shifting Ruler, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Hundreds of disciples surrounded Xiao Yan and attacked after he repeatedly provoked them.
• Mu Yingying offered to help, but Xiao Yan refused, while Zhu Yuan warned Wang Chen that Xiao Yan was dangerous.
• Qin Xin revealed that Xiao Yan’s soul power had reached Emperor Realm Earth Grade, astonishing the Earth Hall disciples.
• Mu Xuzi encouraged Xiao Yan to lead the Human Hall toward prosperity, and Xiao Yan declared that its hall-protecting treasure would reappear.
• Xiao Yan invoked Sky Shifting Ruler against the disciples’ coordinated techniques, unleashing a massive ruler shadow and an irresistible force.

The Two-Tailed Demon Fox battled the Five-Elements Beast and Tian Mu Giant Beast, but Night Cat sacrificed herself to save her. As the enraged Demon Fox prepared to fight again, a flame-covered man appeared, and Xiao Yan revealed that he had expected him to make a move.

• The Two-Tailed Demon Fox used the power of Luoling Mountain to attack while the Five-Elements Beast defended and the Tian Mu Giant Beast prepared its single-eye strike.
• Night Cat threw herself in front of the Tian Mu Giant Beast's death-light pillar, taking the strike meant for the Two-Tailed Demon Fox.
• Night Cat urged the Two-Tailed Demon Fox to live and carry her hopes of seeing the Human World before her body shattered.
• The Two-Tailed Demon Fox swore to kill the Tian Mu Giant Beast, leaving the exhausted Five-Elements Beast and Tian Mu Giant Beast facing her wrath.
• A flame-covered man stepped between the combatants, and Xiao Yan indicated that he had anticipated the man's arrival.

Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying chose to enter the dangerous level nine Cultivation Grotto-heaven, where Xiao Yan sensed the Heaven-Piercing River’s Emperor Qi and Power of Life and Death as he climbed toward its summit. Meanwhile, Elder Zhu revealed Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame and exceptional alchemy and spiritual talents to Xiong Yuan and Elder Qing.

• Xiong Yuan explained that each Cultivation Grotto-heaven’s level reflected its Emperor Qi density and warned Xiao Yan that higher levels brought greater pressure.
• Xiao Yan chose the level nine Cultivation Grotto-heaven despite Xiong Yuan’s refusal, and Mu Yingying chose it as well.
• Xiong Yuan sent Xiao Yan and the others into the Heaven-Piercing River, where Xiao Yan told them to split up and headed toward its summit.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the river’s Emperor Qi grew stronger near the summit and contained the Power of Life and Death.
• Elder Zhu told Xiong Yuan and Elder Qing that Xiao Yan possessed a Holy Flame, Emperor Grade Two Alchemist soul power, and exceptional spiritual power.

Xiao Yan’s success with the Human Hall-Protecting Treasure strengthened the Burning Incense Pavilion’s hopes for the coming Sect Tournament, while Zhu Jin resolved to keep him away from a dangerous mission involving Yan Chi. Xiao Yi revealed that he needed a rare Life and Death Fire to advance, and Xiao Yan learned the flame might be found in the ruins opening in three months.

• Mu Xuzi told Zhu Jin that Xiao Yan had mastered the Human Hall-Protecting Treasure and defeated Zhu Yuan, becoming the strongest expert in the Burning Incense Pavilion.
• Zhu Jin said Xiao Yan should focus on the ruins while the pavilion handled Yan Chi’s situation, and insisted he would not let Xiao Yan join the dangerous rescue mission.
• Xiao Yi told Xiao Yan that he had reached Eight-star Dou Di Perfection but could not break through without a Life and Death Fire.
• Xiao Yan recognized the flame’s rare origins and saw the mysterious Reincarnation Seal on Xiao Yi’s forehead.
• Xiao Yi said his seal indicated that a Life and Death Fire existed in the ruins, and Xiao Yan promised to bring it back for him.

Xiao Yan battled Wu Huan, breaking through two layers of his Solomon defense and learning that Wu Huan knew about his origins and the Magic Shadow’s power. Wu Huan launched a deadly sword attack, and Xiao Yan met it with his Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler.

• Xiao Yan’s Milky White flame dragon shattered the first two of Wu Huan’s three Solomon defenses, while Xiao Yan conserved his Dou Qi by adding Seven-colored Fire Lotuses.
• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan that Wu Huan’s strength seemed illusory and resembled the Magic Shadow’s power.
• Wu Huan reinforced his final Solomon defense and revealed that he knew Xiao Yan came from a lower plane and had absorbed the Magic Shadow’s power.
• Wu Huan challenged Xiao Yan to receive one move, then unleashed Prison Annihilation with his sword Prison Abyss.
• Xiao Yan drew his heavy ruler and countered Wu Huan’s beam with Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler: One Ruler Breaks the Enemy.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Great Thousand Palace and used his Demon Slaying Token to enter its hidden core, where nine other Demon Subduing Kings awaited a meeting. The Fist King went to confront him, while the gathering’s purpose remained undisclosed.

• Qian Xuanyu gave Xiao Yan a Demon Slaying Token and explained that it would take him to the Great Thousand Palace’s core, while Yun Yun stayed behind to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan activated the token and traveled beneath the sea toward the meeting place, noticing that it contained his Origin Power.
• Nine Demon Subduing Kings gathered in a valley, and their leader ordered the Fist King to welcome Xiao Yan.
• The Fist King objected to meeting Xiao Yan, calling him an unworthy junior, but agreed after the leader challenged him to test Xiao Yan’s strength.
• Xiao Yan passed through ancient restrictions and arrived at the Great Thousand Palace’s hidden core, the slumbering ground beneath the sea.